The UK has just authorized the use of #Thiamethoxam for use on sugar beet seeds. This is a #neonicotinoid insecticide, which is banned throughout the EU because of its environmental impact, especially on bees.
The UK Expert Committee on Pesticides concluded on 24th Nov 2020 that
(1) the application for authorization was using a systematic underestimation of typical sowing rates (and, hence, #neonicotionid emissions into the environment), and ...